Citing Slavery Project

Case Name	Citation	Year	Law Type	Jurisdiction
Calhoun v. Burnett	40 Miss. 599	1866	Liability for improper disposition of slaves	Mississippi
Hall v. Dickey	32 Miss. 208	1856	Validity of parol gift of enslaved woman	Mississippi
Whitehead v. Ducker	19 Miss. 98	1848	Purchase of slaves dispute	Mississippi
Newell v. Cowan	30 Miss. 492	1855	Liability of master for torts of his slaves committed while following his orders	Mississippi
Farmers' Bank v. Douglass	19 Miss. 469	1848		Mississippi
Jolly v. State	1 Mor. St. Cas. 450	1872	Recovery for murder of a slave	Mississippi
Wright v. Daily	26 Tex. 730	1863		Texas
McIlvoy v. Alsop	45 Miss. 365	1871	Whether a note held by a Kentucky resident for land in Mississippi is collectible in Miss.	Mississippi
Bowen v. Bonner	45 Miss. 10	1871	Right of action of executor for notes for the purchase of slaves	Mississippi
Gibson v. Green	45 Miss. 209	1871	Bankruptcy action	Mississippi
Young v. Pickens & Green	45 Miss. 553	1871	Liability for a surety on a bond for slaves after emancipation	Mississippi
Pollen v. James	45 Miss. 129	1871	Promissory note given for "money loaned" for the purchase of enslaved woman	Mississippi
Martin v. Tarver	43 Miss. 517	1871	Power of administrator to pay or delay payment of debts for slaves	Mississippi
Storm v. Smith	43 Miss. 497	1871	Sale of enslaved man owned by a minor by that minor's guardian	Mississippi
Guion v. Doherty	43 Miss. 538	1871	Coverture	Mississippi
Herrod v. Davis	43 Miss. 102	1870	Contract for the hiring of a former slave and the status of said hire in context of emancipation	Mississippi
McMillan v. Causey	43 Miss. 227	1870	Defective sale of a slave who was later emancipated	Mississippi
Redus v. Hayden	43 Miss. 614	1871	Confirmation of the sale of slaves	Mississippi
Williams v. Williams	43 Miss. 430	1871	Division of an estate	Mississippi
Jagers v. Griffin	43 Miss. 134	1870	Contract recision	Mississippi